{"product_id":"the-recruiting-officer-george-farquhar-9780713673791","title":"The Recruiting Officer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis completely new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer\u003c\/i\u003e contains a freshly-edited play text, with new annotations, in modern spelling. Tiffany Stern's comprehensive and engaging introduction discusses the author's career and gives a history of the play including its staging, critical interpretation, date and sources, putting it its context of the late Restoration and illuminating its theatrical vivacity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFarquhar's \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis set in Shrewsbury in 1704 and describes what happens in a country town when the army come to stay. With cross-dressing and confusion in plenty, this is a comedy exploring the timeless themes of love and war. One of Farquhar's last two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis both entertaining and touching. It has a light, humane touch and its original depiction of a real-life provincial town comically explores the impact that ongoing warfare had on its civilian society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Farquhar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713673796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713673791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"George Farquhar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721268318463,"sku":"9780713673791","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3026ed3-19db-4120-a685-f021c4691063.jpg?v=1742752355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-recruiting-officer-george-farquhar-9780713673791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}